Brief Description: Limiting the posting of hazards to motorcycles to paved roadways.

Sponsors: Senators Mulliken, Benson, Schoesler and Sheldon.

Senate Committee on Transportation
House Committee on Transportation

Background: Under current law, when construction, repair, or maintenance work is conducted on public highways, county roads, streets, or bridges and the work interferes with the normal and established mode of travel, the location must be properly posted by prominently displayed signs or flagmen or both. If the construction, repair, or maintenance work includes or uses grooved pavement, abrupt lane edges, steel plates, or gravel or earth surfaces, signs must be posted warning motorcyclists of the potential hazard. The department must adopt by rule a uniform sign(s) for this purpose including at least the language "MOTORCYCLES USE EXTREME CAUTION."

Summary: Work zone signs, warning motorcyclists of potential hazards, are only required in areas where the hazard or condition exists on a paved public highway, county road, street, bridge, or other thoroughfare commonly traveled.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      41   0
House      98   0

Effective: June 7, 2006